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MN

Minnesota 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Children and Families Finance and Policy Committee 3/17/26

Children and Families Finance and Policy

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c><01:26:00.440><c> So</c> maltreatment against a facility. So maltreatment against a facility.
  • There are about 7,800 child care facilities in Minnesota, and so this could be about 10,000 per facility
  • </c><01:52:09.400><c> are</c> make sure that child care facilities are make sure that child care facilities
  • </c><01:52:55.640><c> in</c> about 7,800 child care facilities in about 7,800 child care facilities in
  • So centers to all child care facilities.
NH

New Hampshire 2025 Regular Session

House Session (05/22/2025)

New Hampshire House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> problem for instance in the facility problem for instance in the facility capacity<00:50:27.040>
  • </c><00:59:39.680><c> of</c> 10,000 children under the age of 10,000 children under the age of 19.<00
  • It simply become medical facilities.
  • </c><01:03:44.119><c> as</c> home and health facility as home and health facility as hospital.<01:03:
  • </c><01:04:08.799><c> and</c><01:04:09.039><c> the</c> the aged and the the aged and the infirmed.<01
Keywords: 1189, house, all
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Floor Session May 4th, 2026

California Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • Ratliff serves 14 years in CDCR women's facilities and started her career as a correctional officer.
  • After 2020 are predicted to survive to 65 years of age.
  • Senate Bill 941 by Senator Padilla, an act relating to detention facilities.
  • Senate Bill 941 by Senator Padilla, an act relating to detention facilities. Senator.
  • This bill mirrors This bill mirrors the framework of SB 474, which addressed state facilities.
Keywords: 987, senate, all
FL

Florida 2026 Regular Session

Commerce and Tourism Mar 25th, 2025

Commerce and Tourism

Transcript Highlights:
  • Now we live in an internet age where it's lasting forever.
  • There's still kids at the same age.
  • Well, starting at line 44, minors 14 and 15 years of age who have graduated...
  • So we provided the minors in the last bill 15 years of age or younger instead of 17 years of age or younger
  • Social groups that are available through these platforms for their age group.
Summary: The committee first took up a committee substitute for SB 752, which would require newspapers and television stations to remove online reports later found to be false or defamatory in certain circumstances, and would change when the statute of limitations begins to run. The sponsor said the bill was intended to address lasting harm from false accusations that remain searchable online. Several speakers opposed the measure, arguing it would chill reporting, punish accurate historical coverage, and create vague legal risks for the press. After debate, the committee reported the bill favorably. The committee then approved CS/SB 846, a bill aimed at preventing immigration service fraud by non-attorneys and misuse of the term "notario." Supporters, including an immigration attorney, said the bill would protect vulnerable immigrants from bad advice and fake legal services. The committee also approved CS/SB 800, which updates battery labeling and recycling requirements to reduce fires caused by discarded batteries; waste and recycling representatives supported it, while a battery industry group warned the bill could effectively ban battery-embedded products. CS/SB 578, dealing with wine container rules and allowing recyclable inserts and boxes up to 5.16 gallons, was also reported favorably. The committee next approved CS/SB 1734, the Florida Kratom Consumer Protection Act, which sets product standards, labeling rules, age limits, testing, and enforcement provisions. Supporters said it reflects current science and consumer safety needs, while opponents warned it could burden small businesses and overregulate the market. SB 918, which would loosen state child labor restrictions for certain minors and align Florida law more closely with federal standards, drew extensive opposition from advocates, students, and labor groups who said it would increase exploitation and harm education; several senators also raised concerns, but the bill was still reported favorably. The committee also reported favorably SB 854 on unlicensed contractors and deposit fraud, and confirmed several appointments to state boards and commissions. A separate bill on online encryption and child safety, SB 868, was taken up with an amendment and public testimony, but the transcript cuts off before final action on that item.
MD

Maryland 2026 Regular Session

House Floor Session, 2/19/2026 #1

Maryland House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • </c> and onfarmm food service facility and onfarmm food service facility license. license. license.
  • and Commission on Department of Aging and Commission on Aging,<00:38:33.599><c> the</c><00:38:33.839
  • So the Commission on Aging that's under the Department of Aging has existed for decades.
  • </c> that's not bound by age. that's not bound by age.
  • </c><01:25:37.760><c> Colleagues,</c> seniors aging in place. Colleagues, seniors aging in place.
FL

Florida 2026 5th Special Session

FL House Floor Session - 2025-04-25 (10:00AM Session)

Florida House Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • It's a very small but really wonderful facility here in Leon County.
  • It's a very small but really wonderful facility here in Leon County.
  • of death among teens ages 13 to 14 is suicide.
  • I had to help my mother at a very early age because of the challenges she faced.
  • We're going to clean up your facility. We're going to make the grandstands really nice.
Summary: The House opened with prayer, a moment of silence for fallen Oviedo Officer Jimmy Serrano-Torres, the Pledge of Allegiance, and recognition of Chief Joseph Tuminelli as law enforcement officer of the day. The Rules and Ethics Committee report setting the special order calendar was adopted, and the Speaker announced schedule changes for the following week, including canceling the floor session on Monday and starting Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. The main floor action centered on CS/HB 7033, the House tax package. Sponsor Rep. Duggan described broad tax changes, including reducing the state sales tax rate from 6% to 5.25%, exempting certain bullion sales, repealing the aviation fuel tax, delaying the natural gas fuel tax, changing corporate income tax treatment for charitable trusts, reducing the pari-mutuel tax on card rooms, and major changes to tourist development tax (TDT) use. The bill would redirect most TDT revenue toward property tax relief, dissolve tourist development councils, and include related property tax and local tax administration changes. Several amendments were debated: a Driscoll amendment to preserve local TDT flexibility failed; Duggan’s amendment giving local governments 25% discretion over TDT revenues was adopted; Eskamani’s combined-reporting amendment failed; and a Duggan amendment requiring audit certification of compliance with the TDT/property tax relief provisions was adopted. After debate, CS/HB 7033 passed 78-29. The House then took up CS/CS/HB 1221 on local option taxes, which was presented as a companion-style measure to give local governments more flexibility while redirecting TDT revenues toward property tax relief. Supporters argued the bill would provide immediate relief to property owners and restore accountability in local tax use, while opponents warned it would undermine tourism funding, infrastructure, and local services. An amendment allowing local governments to retain 25% of TDT revenues for general purposes was adopted, and the bill passed 62-45 after floor debate. The final item shown was the reading of CS/CS/HJR 1257, a proposed constitutional amendment related to property tax exemptions and assessment limits, but the transcript cuts off before debate or action on that measure.
LA

Louisiana 2026 Regular Session

Senate May 13th, 2026

Louisiana Senate Floor Meeting

Transcript Highlights:
  • But not only that, he did his internship at Southern University at the Ag Center.
  • Senate Bill 405 by Senator Talbot is an act in Title 40 relative to nursing facilities, to provide for
  • a statewide quality oversight initiative for nursing facilities.
  • fields or the ag industry, and this is a request to push this power down to the states. ...or the ag
  • We're in a technology age.
Keywords: 974, senate, all
MA

Massachusetts 2025-2026 Regular Session

Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets Jan 13th, 2026

Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets

Transcript Highlights:
  • Across the state, cities and towns are managing more heavy rains, coastal flooding, aging culverts, and
  • Basic infrastructure is aging faster, and most communities are having trouble fixing and repairing large
  • The average age of a farmer in Massachusetts is 58, and we think about a third of Massachusetts farms
  • The average age of a farmer in Massachusetts is 58, and we think about a third of Massachusetts farms
  • I know they're putting AI in recycling facilities, but as far as disposal facilities go, I don't know
Summary: The Joint Committee on Bonding, Capital Expenditures and State Assets held a hearing on S. 2542, the Mass Ready Act, the Healey-Driscoll administration’s environmental bond bill. Secretary of Energy and Environmental Affairs Rebecca Tepper and Undersecretary Jen Sullivan described the bill as a $3 billion resilience package to protect drinking water, farms, fisheries, roads, bridges, parks, and communities from flooding, heat, drought, wildfires, and other climate impacts. They highlighted major authorizations for flood and coastal resilience, DCR infrastructure, drinking water and wastewater upgrades, PFAS remediation, open space and land protection, food security infrastructure, and a new Resilience Revolving Fund for low-cost loans to municipalities, tribes, and water districts. Committee members asked about project lifespans, flood and salt marsh permitting, wastewater and combined sewer overflow funding, parkway maintenance, land acquisition priorities, Quabbin stewardship, and how the revolving fund would be capitalized and administered. The administration said the fund would be modeled on the Clean Water Trust, use existing trust resources rather than new fees, and could later support special obligation bonds; they also said the bill would streamline certain permitting and improve flood-risk disclosure and climate-related building standards. Many witnesses urged the committee to strengthen the bill’s funding levels or add related policy provisions. Labor, contractor, and plumbing groups supported creating a water reuse and graywater recycling commission, saying it could conserve water, reduce stormwater and sewer burdens, and create skilled jobs. Boston Harbor Now asked for higher authorizations for the Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness program and resilient coast work, plus permitting reforms for nature-based and waterfront projects. The Massachusetts Rivers Alliance backed the bill but also urged inclusion of drought-management legislation, a water reuse commission, a statewide flood buyout program, and more support for community resiliency. Environmental justice advocates from Green Roots called for dedicated funding for outdoor and indoor air quality monitoring and indoor air quality improvements in schools and public housing, while conservation and tree advocates sought larger investments in urban forestry, local nurseries, and workforce training, along with clearer language to ensure municipal reforestation funds go to cities and towns. Agricultural and food system witnesses emphasized the importance of the bill’s food security and farmland provisions. The Southeastern Massachusetts Agricultural Partnership and the Mass Food System Collaborative supported the $125 million food security infrastructure grant program, saying it has funded critical facilities and equipment for farmers, fishers, processors, and food access organizations, but warned that without the bill there could be a funding gap in fiscal year 2027. They also supported farmland protection and asked for more funding for agricultural capital programs, used-equipment eligibility in grant programs, and a next-generation farmer fund. Water utility representatives said the bill still falls short of the state’s long-term drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater needs, citing EPA estimates of nearly $37 billion in needed investments over 20 years and urging dedicated recurring funding and broader eligibility for climate resilience grants. No votes were taken at the hearing.
HI
Transcript Highlights:
  • The only request that I do make is to amend this bill to adjust the age to 39 years and younger.
  • The only request that I do make is to amend this bill to adjust the age to 39 years and younger.
  • Next, we have Deputy AG providing comments.
  • </c> comments next we have Deputy AG comments next we have Deputy AG providing comments<00:27:07.760>
  • </c><00:33:14.080><c> of</c> individuals above the age of individuals above the age of 26 26 26 second
Keywords: 912, senate, all
Summary: The Committee on Health and Human Services began by explaining strict one-minute testimony limits, reliance on written testimony, and that it had quorum and would move directly to decision making on deferred measures. It first adopted the chair’s recommendation to pass SB 8 with amendments, creating a five-year trial period for a jury-duty exemption for actively practicing APRNs, delaying implementation to January 1, 2027, and adding a defective date. It then adopted amendments to SB 189 on breast cancer screening, replacing references to “woman” with “patient,” clarifying that supplemental imaging and mammograms must be medically necessary and ordered by the patient’s provider, deleting one subsection, and adding a defective date. The committee then heard testimony on several bills. SB 46 on insurance/mental health coverage drew support from a member of the public and others, but later the chair said it would be deferred indefinitely pending a required sunrise analysis and a concurrent resolution. SB 642 on fertility preservation services received broad support from providers, advocacy groups, and an individual who described facing cancer treatment and high out-of-pocket costs; the chair later amended it to make coverage optional, limit it to those over 26, and add a defective date. SB 49 on terminal illness had limited testimony and was later passed with amendments incorporating agency and professional association changes plus a defective date. The committee also heard strong support for SNAP-related bills. SB 53, expanding SNAP eligibility to 300% of poverty, drew testimony about the “benefits cliff,” but the chair later deferred it indefinitely, citing uncertainty about costs and system issues. SB 58 on public assistance had no testimony. SB 960 and SB 961, both SNAP-related, drew extensive support from nonprofits, health groups, and others; DHS said its modernization work would not be ready until fall 2026 and that current systems could not automatically extend certification periods. SB 963 on SNAP also received support, including testimony from a volunteer reentry advocate and a public health advocate, but the chair later said it would be deferred indefinitely because the committee could not determine the fiscal impact and wanted to wait until next year. Finally, the committee heard SB 798 on child welfare and SB 974 on foster care. Testimony on SB 798 included support from child welfare and advocacy organizations, but also criticism from a witness who said the bill lacked voices of those harmed by the system and another who emphasized the need for independence, implementation, and accountability. The committee then recessed to regain quorum and later returned to decision making, where it deferred SB 46 indefinitely, passed SB 642 with amendments, passed SB 49 with amendments, and deferred SB 53 indefinitely. The transcript ends while the chair is continuing through the remaining measures.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

03/25/2026 - Senate Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Regulatory Affairs and Government Efficiency

Transcript Highlights:
  • Like I said, we have met with the AG.
  • So how does this bill do age verification? How does it— How does it do age verification?
  • I don't think age-gating is the solution.
  • One would be the age gating, always a problem.
  • One would be the age gating, always a problem.
CA
Transcript Highlights:
  • Aging in professional development, developing plans, and selecting instruments for their board so they
  • And I'm certainly supportive of catching these difficulties at an early age.
  • My only question is around the issue of creating another screening tool for children of this age.
  • And now you have two different tools just for that grade alone, just for that age group alone, which
  • For facilities improvements, and then yet they're required to provide this freshly prepared food.
Summary: The committee heard a series of budget proposals focused on education finance, with repeated questions about whether the state’s investments are coordinated, targeted to the highest-need students, and likely to produce measurable results. On the first item, the administration proposed $1 million for a study of California’s curriculum framework, standards, and instructional materials process, plus $250,000 for supplemental ELA/ELD guidance. CDE and Finance said the study would examine how other states organize standards, frameworks, and adoptions, while the chair and members questioned why California has gone so long without updating some standards, what the study would actually accomplish, and whether the proposal was too vague to justify the cost. The issue was held open. The committee then took up a proposed $25 million statewide literacy network within the system of support. CCEE and CDE said the network would coordinate multiple existing literacy leads, create a clearinghouse of evidence-based resources, and improve coherence across the state’s many literacy initiatives. Members pressed on how a one-time, five-year allocation could support a long-term system, how the work would reach distressed and rural districts, and whether the proposal would translate into classroom change rather than just another layer of coordination. The issue was also held open. Next, the committee reviewed a $500 million proposal to expand literacy coaches and reading specialists and to create a math coaches program. CDE described the existing literacy coach cohorts as producing positive reports from participating LEAs, while the LAO recommended modifications, especially for the math coach portion, including limiting eligibility to elementary schools, setting minimum grant amounts, directing funds to eligible school sites, and making eligibility automatic rather than application-based. Members focused on whether coaches were actually being placed at the schools with the greatest need and whether the state has a coherent long-term strategy for literacy and math investments. The committee also heard a $40 million proposal for training and implementation of K-2 reading difficulty screeners, which the LAO said was reasonable but could be reduced because $25 million had already been provided for training; CDE said the new funds were needed for full implementation, procurement, and sustainability. Finally, the committee heard a $10 million proposal for a developmentally appropriate TK multilingual learner screener, with CDE explaining why the preschool language-identification process is different from K-12 EL assessment and the chair asking staff to explore whether a single, more consistent approach could be developed. The meeting concluded with a presentation on universal school meals and kitchen infrastructure, including a $31.5 million backfill, an $84.1 million increase for projected meal growth, a COLA adjustment, and $150 million for kitchen upgrades and training to support freshly prepared meals.
AR

Arkansas 2026 1st Special Session

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA ADVISORY COUNCIL Jul 9th, 2026

ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE AND DEMENTIA ADVISORY COUNCIL

Transcript Highlights:
  • Hi, I'm Gene Way from the UAMS Institute on Aging. Hi, I'm Jennifer Hallam.
  • Aging. Hi, I'm the Executive Director of Area Agency on Aging of Western Arkansas.
  • Amy Lee, over to McCoy, the Director of UMS Centers on Aging.
  • lot of work around just healthy aging, around diet and exercise.
  • And so ...around just healthy aging, around diet and exercise.
Summary: The Arkansas Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia Advisory Council met to introduce members, adopt its rules and procedures, approve prior minutes, and authorize the co-chairs to approve special expenses. The main discussion focused on updating the Arkansas State Plan for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia, with David Cook of the Alzheimer’s Association outlining major changes in prevalence, caregiving burden, diagnostics, and treatment since the prior plan. He noted rising disease and caregiver numbers in Arkansas, the expansion of amyloid PET access, the growing use of blood-based biomarkers, and the availability of FDA-approved treatments such as Leqembi and Kisunla, while emphasizing that access, insurance coverage, and provider education remain major barriers. Members and presenters also discussed the need to better reach rural primary care providers, who may not be aware of new diagnostics and therapies, and the bottlenecks caused by limited specialists and infusion capacity. There was concern about overreliance on blood tests without confirmatory evaluation, and several members stressed the importance of collaboration, public education, and promoting brain health through exercise and diet. The council also heard about existing programs such as the dementia services coordinator, the BOLD grant, caregiver respite grants, workforce training, and a pilot dementia resource center with UAMS Centers on Aging. The council approved a new four-part outline for the next state plan: advancing risk reduction and brain health/early detection, strengthening family caregiver support, improving access to diagnostics and treatment, and supporting access and quality of care, including workforce and crisis response. Members also agreed to consider future agenda items on new treatments, brain health and lifestyle prevention, workforce training, and possible legislative changes to the enabling statute. The meeting ended with discussion of scheduling the next meeting, tentatively set for August 12 in Hot Springs, and adjournment.
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Human Services Jan 14th, 2026 at 08:00 am

Human Services

Transcript Highlights:
  • Like what age range when you talk about that?
  • at its broadest, it's 13 through age 23.
  • Clearly what services are available to them at what ages. Thank you.
  • Begin transition planning at age 14 in practice.
  • Begin transition planning at age 14 in practice.
HI

Hawaii 2025 Regular Session

JHA Public Hearing - Wed Feb 12, 2025 @ 2:00 PM HST

Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

Transcript Highlights:
  • I have a question for the AG, please.
  • </c><01:33:07.040><c> of</c><01:33:07.800><c> U</c> the age of U the age of U sterilization<01:33:09.639
  • housing in marginal ag land.
  • of age.
  • from 16 to 18 years increasing the age from 16 to 18 years of<03:21:58.600><c> age</c><03:21:59.359>
Keywords: 910, house, all
Summary: The committee met on February 12 at 2 p.m. and heard several measures related to corrections, re-entry, law enforcement, retirement benefits, and gun violence prevention. On HB 10002, which would extend the Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission coordinator’s term and clarify unannounced inspection authority, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said it had no objection to the term length or to 24/7 unannounced access. The commission’s chair, Commissioner Mark Patterson, asked for a longer term, saying the commission needs more time and stability to manage reform efforts after years without staff during COVID. Community Alliance on Prisons and Carolyn Eaton also supported a longer term, with both suggesting six years would better insulate the position from politics. The chair noted he had asked Chair Bot for background on the prior committee’s changes and said that could be discussed during decision-making. The committee then heard HB 67, which would require DCR to help inmates obtain civil identification documents such as IDs, birth certificates, and Social Security cards as soon as practicable, including for people in furlough or community placement programs. DCR said it supported the bill and described ongoing work with the city and county on ID machines and with agencies on certificates and Social Security cards. The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Oversight Commission, Community Alliance on Prisons, and the Office of Public Defense all supported the measure, emphasizing that identification is essential for housing, employment, and successful re-entry and noting the disproportionate impact of incarceration on Native Hawaiians. On HB 1183, which would classify certain law enforcement administrators and Department of Law Enforcement employees as Class A members for retirement purposes, the Department of Human Resources Development, the Employees’ Retirement System, and the Department of Law Enforcement all supported the bill. DHRD said it would help recruitment and retention, ERS said it had technical amendments to suggest, and DLE said the change would help with succession planning and allow the governor to appoint the most qualified leader. The committee also heard HB 1045, an emergency appropriation bill to cover payroll fringe benefits for Department of Law Enforcement personnel after salary funding had been shifted to other departments; Budget and Finance and DLE explained the need for the supplemental funding, and no opposition was noted. Finally, the committee took up HB 664, which would create an Office of Gun Violence Prevention, a grant program, a resource bank, and a special fund. The Attorney General recommended adding standards for grant awards and warned of overlap with the existing Gun Violence and Violent Crimes Commission, suggesting consolidation and repeal of the older commission to avoid duplication. Supporters included the Brady Campaign, Everytown for Gun Safety, Moms Demand Action Hawaii, a physician, and an Army veteran, who argued the office would centralize data, coordinate prevention efforts, and help secure outside funding. Testimony was mixed, with the chair noting 37 supporters, nine opponents, and three commenters, but no vote was taken during the hearing.
CA

California 2025-2026 Regular Session

Assembly Health Committee Apr 7th, 2026

Health

Transcript Highlights:
  • I am the chair of the California Hospital Finance Facilities Authority.
  • A BRCA2 gene mutation, and a sister who was diagnosed at the age of 41.
  • Yes, Meen Pallet, with Justice in Aging, in support.
  • The average OBJN age is 51, with the most retiring by 59.
  • It's typically diagnosed between the ages of 20 and 50.
Keywords: 988, house, all
MO

Missouri 2026 Regular Session

Emerging Issues Mar 11th, 2026

Emerging Issues

Transcript Highlights:
  • the second page, line 21, it says the custodial and maintenance purposes, or for the purposes of facility
  • We just clarified that inspection was for the facility and not a human being. Thank you.
  • Was for the facility and not a human being. Thank you. Any other discussion? Representative Thomas.
  • So if a camp is on the actual university or college facility, we carved them out.
  • Added that all staff or volunteers over the age of 18 be subject..."
Keywords: 959, house, all
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

Senate Ways & Means Feb 26th, 2026 at 01:30 pm

Ways & Means

Transcript Highlights:
  • these facilities.
  • The bill expands the list to allow projects to include public safety facilities.
  • We were able to secure equipment and expand facilities with their help.
  • We haul it to our facility, okay?
  • The AG may also investigate and resolve mitigating evidence is presented.
AZ

Arizona 2026 Regular Session

02/19/2026 - House Rural Economic Development

Rural Economic Development

Transcript Highlights:
  • high school graduates from the Casa Grande Union High School District that are employed in our facilities
  • Bliss, is essentially a partnership between us and CAC, where we’ve been able to leverage their facilities
  • The age of the first-time home buyer, on average now, is age 40.
  • The fact that small families can't buy a home by the age of 40 delays the formation of families, which
  • We don't shift those costs on to it. water wastewater public safety facilities and so we don't shift
WA

Washington 2025-2026 Regular Session

House Appropriations Jan 14th, 2026

Transcript Highlights:
  • And skilled nursing facilities care for about 40,000 patients a year that transition from hospitals,
  • I'm the regional president of Cascadia Health Care and four facilities in the communities of Colville
  • We operate 10 nursing homes and one assisted living facility here in Washington.
  • Worse, the freeze blocks updates for resident acuity and regional weight changes, leaving facilities
  • A vibrant ag sector also requires investment of Climate Commitment Act dollars into systems that help
Summary: The House Appropriations Committee continued its public hearing on House Bill 2289, the fiscal biennial supplemental operating budget appropriations bill. The chair and vice chair explained the hearing process, limited testimony to one minute per person, and then heard extensive public comment from a wide range of advocates, local officials, service providers, and residents. No committee vote was taken during the hearing. Much of the testimony focused on opposition to proposed budget shifts involving Climate Commitment Act revenue, especially the proposed diversion of $569 million to other uses, including the Working Families Tax Credit. Environmental, public health, and local government witnesses argued those funds should remain dedicated to climate pollution reduction, wildfire resilience, clean transportation, natural climate solutions, and affordability programs. Several speakers also urged full funding for wildfire response and forest health, including the HB 1168 commitment, and opposed transfers from the Public Works Assistance Account. Other major topics included Medicaid and long-term care rates, with nursing home and assisted living providers warning that freezing or delaying rate rebasing would worsen staffing shortages and threaten access to care. Public health and health care advocates opposed cuts to foundational public health services, Apple Health expansion, and pharmacy benefit changes, while oral health advocates asked to preserve Medicaid dental funding and support Dentist Link. Testimony also supported or opposed funding for K-12 programs such as special education, the Ninth Grade Success Initiative, and homeless student stability; early learning and child care subsidies; disability services; public defense; housing and homelessness prevention; food assistance; higher education; and immigrant legal services. The committee concluded the hearing and adjourned after public testimony ended.
FL
Transcript Highlights:
  • The moderate risk capital request is just over $12.7 million for secure facilities.
  • Some of which diagnosis happens with the residents of the facility.
  • We don't have any facilities that can withstand a Category 2.
  • And thank you for staying at the age in case...
  • Since I've been here, I have had the chance to tour many, many facilities already.
Keywords: 999, senate, all